Hide-Away Workbench

Workspace is at a premium in my small shop. So I built a workbench that
folds down from the wall like an ironing board.

I made it sturdy enough to handle most tasks. But best of all, it folds
away into the wall when I don’t need it.

The workbench is easy to build. In the drawing above, you can see
it’s sized to fit into the space between two wall studs. The top is
simply a piece of ¾″ MDF.

A 2×4 wall support between the studs provides an anchor point for the
bench. And a pair of hinges fastens the bench to the wall support. This
makes it easy to pull the bench down and store it away again.

A stabilizing leg, attached to the end of the workbench with a hinge, can
be quickly lowered to support the bench. The leg folds out of the way when
the bench is stored in the wall, as illustrated in detail
‘a.’